Luigi Fioravanti vs. Forrest Petz

UFC 4-5-0 vs. 2-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
4-5-0
UFC record
2-5-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
45
AgeΔ 5 yrs
50
5'8"
HeightΔ 1"
5'9"
70"
ReachΔ 1"
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
210
Layoff (months)Δ 19.3 mo
190.7
LWLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Luigi Fioravanti hunts takedowns — 3.76 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.27 Welterweight norm.
Forrest Petz carries real power — 0.92 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.38 Welterweight norm.
Luigi Fioravanti is a submission threat — 0.94 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Welterweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Luigi Fioravanti

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 45
Tier 3 — regional circuit 2210

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.38 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 41 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.3 wins over .500

Forrest Petz

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 34
Tier 3 — regional circuit 236

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.62 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 36 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.4 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2142.23/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
1842.27/min · norm 3.17
2122.21/min · norm 3.06
Sig. strikes absorbed
1782.20/min · norm 3.06
42.9%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
29.6%norm 44.9%
69.9%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
57.4%norm 55.25%
20.31/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
50.92/15 · norm 0.38

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Luigi Fioravanti

Distance 58.1% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 25.3% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 16.6% (norm 8.1%)

Forrest Petz

Distance 83.8% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 11.6% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 4.7% (norm 8.1%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Luigi Fioravanti

Head 74.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 16.8% (norm 8.4%)

Forrest Petz

Head 78.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 18.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 3.5% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Fioravanti L/AAccWelterweight med Petz L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 107 / 290 36.9% 38.6% 123 / 521 23.6% 38.6%
In the clinch 65 / 126 51.6% 67.8% 45 / 72 62.5% 67.8%
On the ground 42 / 83 50.6% 67.2% 16 / 29 55.2% 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 112 / 372 30.1% 37.2% 91 / 485 18.8% 37.2%
To the body 30 / 43 69.8% 70.7% 73 / 115 63.5% 70.7%
To the legs 72 / 84 85.7% 82.9% 20 / 22 too few to rate 82.9%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Fioravanti L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Petz L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 107 / 507 21.1% 39.0% 98 / 287 34.1% 39.0%
In the clinch 63 / 123 51.2% 68.9% 34 / 60 56.7% 68.9%
On the ground 42 / 75 56.0% 68.0% 46 / 71 64.8% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 123 / 554 22.2% 35.6% 107 / 334 32.0% 35.6%
To the body 62 / 107 57.9% 69.6% 27 / 37 73.0% 69.6%
To the legs 27 / 44 61.4% 82.1% 44 / 47 93.6% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2463.2% acc · 3.76/15 · norm 1.27
Takedowns landed
7100.0% acc · 1.29/15 · norm 1.27
1967.9% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
2866.7% def · norm 63.9%
25:2426.5% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
13:1116.3% of cage time · norm 18.5%
18:442:55 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control
20:473:50 per 15 · norm 3:15
60.94/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.45

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Fioravanti has more cage time on record.